| Sumo at the 2022 World Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Venue | Boutwell Auditorium Birmingham, United States |
| Dates | 9–10 July |
| No. of events | 8 |
| ← 2017 | |
The sumo competition at the 2022 World Games took place in July 2022, in Birmingham in United States, at the Boutwell Auditorium; the lightweight, middleweight, and heavyweight events were held on July 9 and the openweight events were held on July 10.
Originally scheduled to take place in July 2021, the Games were rescheduled for July 2022 as a result of the 2020 Summer Olympics postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Egyptian sumo team was banned from competing in the remaining sumo events after "poor sportsmanship". The poor organization and sportsmanship displayed during this year's competition led to sumo being dropped from the program ahead of the 2025 World Games.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 |  Ukraine | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 |  Egypt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  Mongolia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 |  Poland | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 |  Brazil | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
Medalists
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lightweight details |
Abdelrahman El-Sefy Egypt
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Demid Karachenko Ukraine
|
Sviatoslav Semykras Ukraine
|
| Middleweight details |
Vazha Daiauri Ukraine
|
Shion Fujisawa Japan
|
Aron Rozum Poland
|
| Heavyweight details |
Hidetora Hanada Japan
|
Daiki Nakamura Japan
|
Rui Júnior Brazil
|
| Openweight details |
Daiki Nakamura Japan
|
Baasandorjiin Badral Mongolia
|
Oleksandr Veresiuk Ukraine
|
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lightweight details |
Yuka Okutomi Japan
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Miku Yamanaka Japan
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Magdalena Macios Poland
|
| Middleweight details |
Sakura Ishii Japan
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Karyna Kolesnik Ukraine
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Monika Skibra Poland
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| Heavyweight details |
Svitlana Yaromka Ukraine
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Ivanna Berezovska Ukraine
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Airi Hisano Japan
|
| Openweight details |
Ivanna Berezovska Ukraine
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Hiyori Kon Japan
|
Svitlana Yaromka Ukraine
|
See also
References
- "The World Games 2022 Sports programme". Retrieved 2020-08-27.
- "2021 WORLD GAMES POSTPONED TO 2022 TO AVOID TOKYO OLYMPIC CLASH". reuters.com. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
- Berkeley, Geoff (10 July 2022). "Egyptian sumo team banned from World Games over "poor sportsmanship"". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- "Hanamichi: Sumo Dropped from World Games". tachiai.org. July 16, 2023.
- Gunning, John (Oct 18, 2023). "Sumo's Olympic dream requires fresh approach". The Japan Times.
- Gunning, John (Jul 13, 2022). "World Games chaos highlights amateur sumo's structural flaws". The Japan Times.